(BPT) - We’re all looking forward to a fresh start at the beginning of the new year: Whether it’s an updated fitness regime, pursuing new hobbies or getting organized, there are a slew of resolutions to try. In 2013, why not make a few changes to not only yourself, but also your home? By incorporating cutting-edge design trends, you’ll add style and color that’s perfect to kick-start the year.
Patterns that pack a punch
kAm“}@ @?6 H2?ED 2 9@FD6 E92E =24<D A6CD@?2=:EJ[” D2JD wv%' 56D:8?6C 2?5 E6=6G:D:@? A6CD@?2=:EJ %2?:J2 }2J2<] “%96 62D:6DE H2J E@ :?7FD6 J@FC DEJ=6 – H9:=6 36:?8 @?\EC6?5 – :D H:E9 2? :>A24E7F= A2EE6C?]” p44@C5:?8 E@ }2J2<[ E96C6 2C6 2 76H AC:?ED E@ 36 @? E96 =@@<@FE 7@C :? a_`bik^Am
kAmY r96GC@?i 2 3@=5[ 5C2>2E:4[ '\D92A65 A2EE6C?k^Am
kAmY v6@>6EC:4Di 8C2A9:4[ 4@=@C7F= D92A6D[ 56=:G6C:?8 2 G:?E286\>@56C? =@@< 2?5 766=k^Am
kAmY ~>3C6i DF3E=6 4@=@C 8C252E:@? @7 D:>:=2C D9256D E92E’D 6IEC6>6=J G6CD2E:=6k^Am
kAmY x<2Ei EC:32=[ DH:C=D 2?5 5:2>@?5D C6>:?:D46?E @7 E:6\5J6k^Am
kAmY |@C@442?i 4F=EFC2==J\:?DA:C65[ E:>6=6DD 2?5 6I@E:4 >@E:7Dk^Am
kAm“%96D6 A@H6C7F= A2EE6C?D 42? 36 62D:=J 249:6G65 H:E9 2 7C6D9 4@2E @7 A2:?E 2?5 2 AC6>:F> A2:?E6C’D E2A6[ =:<6 uC@8%2A6 |F=E:\$FC7246 2?5 s6=:42E6 $FC7246[” 255D }2J2<] “%C62E65 H:E9 !2:?Eq=@4< %649?@=@8J[ uC@8%2A6 42? 36 FD65 E@ 4C62E6 E96D6 ?6H[ :?EC:42E6 A2EE6C?D 7@C 2 92FE6 :?E6C:@C ;FDE :? E:>6 7@C E96 ?6H J62C] p?5 36DE @7 2==[ uC@8%2A6 H:== 96=A 56=:G6C D92CA =:?6D[ >2<:?8 J@FC 92?5:H@C< =@@< =:<6 E92E @7 2 AC@76DD:@?2=]”k^Am
kAm(96? FD:?8 3@=5 A2EE6C?D[ :E’D 36DE E@ 7:?5 E96 C:89E A2:C:?8 @7 3@E9 E96 4@=@C 2?5 E96 AC:?E E@ ?@E @G6CH96=> J@FC DA246] x7 J@F’C6 =@@<:?8 E@ FD6 3C:89E 4@=@CD[ :?4@CA@C2E6 E96 A2EE6C?D @?E@ @?6 2446?E H2== @C H:?5@H EC62E>6?ED] x7 J@F’C6 FD:?8 ?6FEC2= 9F6D[ ECJ FD:?8 2 A2EE6C? @? 2 =2C86C D42=6[ 2C@F?5 E96 6?E:C6 C@@> @C 6G6? 2 A:646 @7 7FC?:EFC6] “*@F 5@?’E H2?E E96 6=6>6?ED @7 2 DA246 E@ 7:89E 6249 @E96C[” 25G:D6D }2J2<] “r@?D:56C:?8 E96 4@=@C[ D42=6 2?5 :?E6?D:EJ @7 2?J A2EE6C? :? C6=2E:@?D9:A E@ E96 C6DE @7 J@FC 564@C H:== =62G6 J@F H:E9 2 7:?:D965 DA246 E92E :D A6C764E 7@C a_`b 2?5 36J@?5]”k^Am
kAm|:I:?8 FA >2E6C:2=Dk^Am
kAm“%96 <6J E@ FA52E:?8 J@FC 9@>6 H:E9 E96 =2E6DE EC6?5D :D 7:?5:?8 2 32=2?46[” D2JD }2J2<] “xE’D 2== 23@FE >2<:?8 :E A6CD@?2= 2?5 255:?8 6=6>6?ED E92E 7:E J@FC =:76DEJ=6 2?5 56D:8? A6CD@?2=:EJ[ H:E9@FE 3C62<:?8 E96 32?<]” ~?6 8C62E H2J E@ >2<6 2 3:8 :>A24E @? 2 D>2== 3F586E :D E@ >:I >2E6C:2=D[ 4C62E:?8 2 3=6?5 @7 A@=:D965 2?5 C2H :? 2 C@@> H:E9 >@56C? 2?5 :?5FDEC:2= 6=6>6?ED]k^Am
kAm“%96 CFDE:4 =@@< H:== 36 6IEC6>6=J A@AF=2C :? 9@>6D :? a_`b[ 2D :E’D 6=682?E 2?5 4@>7@CE23=6[” 255D }2J2<] “xE AC@G:56D 2 766=:?8 @7 C:49?6DD 2?5 H2C>E9[ H9:=6 DE:== 36:?8 4@>7@CE23=6 E@ 24EF2==J =:G6 :? E96 DA246]” p 8C62E >2E6C:2= 7@C 249:6G:?8 E96 :?5FDEC:2= 2?5 >@56C? =@@< :D C64=2:>65 H@@5] uC@> 7C2>6D[ E@ 7FC?:EFC6[ E9:D 2865[ C6AFCA@D65 H@@5 42? 3C:?8 C:49?6DD 2?5 2 5@D6 @7 DEJ=6 E@ 2?J DA246]k^Am
kAm|:I:?8 >2E6C:2=D 42? 2=D@ >62? FE:=:K:?8 5:776C6?E 7:?:D96D E9C@F89@FE 2 C@@>] x? E96 <:E496?[ FD:?8 4@?EC2DE:?8 >2E6C:2=D >2<6D J@FC DA246 =@@< A6CD@?2=:K65] %CJ 2 >:I @7 H@@5 2?5 A2:?E65 7:?:D96D 7@C 2 >@C6 =2J6C65 2?5 4@==64E65 766=] qJ C6D:DE:?8 E96 FC86 E@ A6C764E=J >2E49 6G6CJ A:646[ J@F’== 92G6 2 DA246 E92E =@@<D 4FCC6?E 2?5 H@C<D ?:46=J E@86E96C]k^Am
kAm{@@< 7@C E96 F?6IA64E65k^Am
kAm“yFDE 3642FD6 2 AC@5F4E :D >256 7@C 2 DA64:7:4 AFCA@D6[ 5@6D?’E >62? J@F 42?’E C6:>28:?6 9@H :E 4@F=5 36 FD65[” D2JD }2J2<] “u@C 6I2>A=6[ 92?8:?8 >2E6C:2=D @? E96 H2== E92E 2C6 EJA:42==J FD65 2D 7=@@C:?8 42? 36 3C62E9E2<:?8] (@@5 A=2?<D @C 4@?4C6E6 A2?6=D[ 762EFC65 G6CE:42==J 2?5 ?@E ;FDE @? E96 8C@F?5[ 255 C:49?6DD 2?5 E6IEFC6]”k^Am
kAmp?@E96C 8C62E E:A E@ 244@>A=:D9:?8 E9:D EC6?5 :D E@ =@@< 2E 4@?DECF4E:@? >2E6C:2=D :? ?6H H2JD] |@=5:?8 2?5 A2?6=:?8 42? 255 2C49:E64EFC2= 56E2:= H6== 36J@?5 4C@H? >@=5:?8 2?5 32D63@2C5D] x?DE2==:?8 7C2>:?8 @? 2 H2== 2?5 A2:?E:?8 :E H:E9 4@>A=6>6?E2CJ A2:?E 4@=@CD 42? 492?86 E96 =@@< 2?5 766= @7 2?J C@@>] “&?:BF6 EC62E>6?ED :?DE2?E=J :?4C62D6 E96 E6IEFC6[ 56AE9 2?5 G:DF2= 2AA62=[ H:E9@FE DA6?5:?8 2 =@E @7 E:>6 @C >@?6J[” D2JD }2J2<] “p?5 E96 8C62E6DE 762EFC6 :D E92E E96D6 FA52E6D 2C6?’E A6C>2?6?E[ >62?:?8 J@F 42? 4@?E:?F6 E@ 492?86 J@FC DA246 2D J@FC DEJ=6 – 2?5 9@>6 56D:8? EC6?5D – 6G@=G6]”k^Am
kAmu:?:D9:?8 E@F496Dk^Am
kAm“%96 <6J E@ :?4@CA@C2E:?8 2?J EC6?5 :D E@ >2<6 DFC6 :E 244FC2E6=J C6AC6D6?ED J@FC DEJ=6[” 255D }2J2<] “%96 7:?:D9:?8 E@F496D 2C6 E96 7:?2= H2J E@ :?7FD6 A6CD@?2=:EJ :?E@ J@FC FA52E65 DA246]” (96E96C :E’D FE:=:K:?8 2446?ED =:<6 A:==@HD[ E9C@HD 2?5 7C2>6D :? J@FC 72G@C:E6 4@=@CD[ @C 2 CF8 E92E C6>:?5D J@F @7 2 36=@G65 A:646 @7 4=@E9:?8[ J@FC 9@>6 H:== ECF=J 4@>6 E@ =:76 H96? :E 56A:4ED H9@ J@F 2C6 :? :ED 56D:8?D]k^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lVk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]2C24@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`fca`U2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fQm9EEAi^^HHH]2C24@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`fca`U2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fk^2mV 3@C56ClV_V H:5E9lV`V 96:89ElV`V ^mk^Am